00:00The Bicameral Conference Committee approves 243 billion pesos in unprogrammed appropriations for 2026 on Thursday, December 18.
00:09The Bicam adopts the House version, which is more than three times larger than the Senate's approved allocation for the UA.
00:15UA's have drawn scrutiny after the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism reported billions of pesos worth of flood control and other infrastructure projects under the Marcos administration were financed through the UA.
00:25Senate Finance Committee Chair Sherwin Gatchalian says the approved UA would not be used for flood control projects.
00:32He adds, the remaining UA items are targeted accounts including funding for the Army's modernization program and support for foreign-assisted projects.
00:41In the House of Representatives, at least 12 lawmakers expressed their dissent during the passage of the proposed 2026 House General Appropriations Bill.
00:49Mamamayang Liberal Representative Laila De Lima questions the constitutionality of UA, saying it has been marred with red flags.
